Pharmacist prescribing and emergency supply

On most days, community pharmacists will face at least one scenario where they are a ‘prescriber by default’, solving problems for patients ranging from out-of-date prescriptions, lost medicines, to travelling patients who left their scripts at home.

If phenylephrine doesn’t work, what does?

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Data shows orally ingested phenylephrine is ineffective, so why does it continue to be purchased over pseudoephedrine?

Supplying medication to a third party

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Key considerations and a recommended course of action when a pharmacist is asked to supply medication to a third party. Scenario: A 20-year-old man approaches a...

When the varicella-zoster virus can turn nasty

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A 33-year-old woman was seen by an obstetrician. The patient did not know if she had previously had chickenpox. Her varicella-zoster antibody titre signified...

The good, the bad and the ugly: Colloidal silver and its...

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Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow espoused alleged health benefits from ingesting colloidal silver. However, no rigorous studies supporting these claims exist.

How to identify the most accurate RATs

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Find out which COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are the best-performing, and what product has failed to detect the virus.